Familiar Face To Join Eastenders

27 February 2018

The Taylor family are in for a surprise as someone from the past arrives to Albert Square.

Holby City star Roger Griffiths is set to appear as Mitch Baker, Keegan Baker's estranged father. There has previously been little-to-no mention of the youngster's dad, but he will be making his entrance on March 12th.

Keegan, who is played by Zack Morris (not to be confused with Saved By The Bell heartthrob Zach Morris), will come face to face with Mitch after his van breaks down and so he arrives at The Arches. According to the Eastenders Facebook post, Roger "clearly has a chequered history with the Taylors, leaving us wondering if it was just a coincidence he happened to be in Walford when his van needed a repair…"

According to The Sun, Roger said "The Taylors are an established tight-knit family on the square, so coming in as Mitch – the wild card, meant I had to hit the ground running." Adding, “I had a brilliant time and the actors who make up the Taylor family made me feel at home instantly. It was love at first sight.”

As Karen Taylor's ex, Mitch is sure to cause some distruption.

Although, Roger has actually been on Eastenders before. He played Detective Inspector Christopher Riddic from 2004 to 2005. Then later plated a policeman when Chrissie Watts was arrested for "Dirty" Den's murder.

He has also appeared in Doctors, sporadically between 2006 and 2016. As well as this he was in another BBC soap, Casualty, between 1991 and 2017, playing various characters. This wasn't his only hospital drama, as he showed up in Holby City between 2003 and 2016. The actor was also in The Bill from 1992 to 2000. The list goes on, according to IMDB, he appeared in the lilkes of My Family, French and Saunders, Doctor Who, and more as minor roles so if you are an avid soap fan, you might recognise the actor. He even had a part in 2005's blockbuster Batman Begins as an "Uninformed Policeman".

Roger Griffiths played several characters in his time on Casualty. (via BBC)

His appearance in Eastenders is set to be a "short stint", but it definitely looks like it'll be an interesting one!